People all over the world have long been fascinated by Indian art and culture. However, the twentieth century was the one that truly defined and propelled India’s visual identity in the modern world.

A major new benchmark was achieved at Christie’s New York auction of South Asian Modern and contemporary art on Wednesday, where an Indian Modern artwork broke the $10 million mark for the first time, ...

The 'Showkeen' exhibition by AstaGuru in Delhi showcases modern and contemporary Indian art, featuring works by masters like ...

The museum has one of the most substantial collections of Indian art in the country, making for a vividly colorful exhibit of ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – The history of Modern Indian Art shines with countless luminous stars, whose legacy is eternally remembered and cherished. Of these, the old masters of Indian art, active during ...

Installation view of M.F. Husain: Art and the Nation at Asia Society Museum, 2018 (image courtesy of the Asia Society) In 1975, then-Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was convicted of electoral ...

New Delhi | Legendary painter MF Husain's Untitled (Gram Yatra), billed as one of his most important and sizable works from the 1950s, went for USD 13.8 million (over Rs 118 crore) at an auction, ...

Maqbool Fida Husain (1915-2011) was a founding member of the Progressive Artists Group, as well as one of the most famous modern artists in India. Husain left behind academic realism to create a ...

I HAVE heard it said that modern Indian art is neither modern nor Indian. That, of course, is an exaggeration, and yet it causes one to pause momentarily and cast a backward glance over the centuries.

India’s modern art history is often reduced to a brief list of celebrated men. But alongside them, and frequently despite structural barriers, women painters were carving out bold, original visual ...

Every year since I first had the pleasure of studying art history at university, I have longed for a sourcebook “detailing” art from India. I am sometimes quite annoyed with publications with “global” ...

Ahead of Art Basel Qatar and the India Art Fair, Jaiveer Johal discusses how the nation's art industry has grown—and where it may be headed. Jaiveer Johal. Photo: Talib Chitalwala. The Chennai-based ...